Study of Skulls Changes Understanding of Caribbean (image)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Caption

Researchers analyzed the skulls of early Caribbean inhabitants, using 3D facial "landmarks" as a genetic proxy for determining how closely people groups were related to one another.

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Ann Ross/North Carolina State University

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